| Description |
xiv, 248 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Same old seventeen-dollar lamps -- Humanistic end-of-life care -- Death and dignity: a case of individualized decision making -- Partnerships in the care of the dying -- Nonabandonment: a central obligation of physicians -- Delivering bad news -- Discussing palliative care with patients -- Pallitative care for patients with severe dementia: a consensus-based approach to decision making -- "Doctor, I want to die! Will you help me?" -- Hospice and palliative care: clinical, ethical, and policy challenges -- The rule of double effect: a critique of its role in end-of life decision making -- Palliative options of last resort: a comparison of practices, justifications, and safeguards -- End-of-life care in the Netherlands and the United States: a comparison of values, justifications, and practices. |
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Terminal care.
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Palliative treatment.
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Physician and patient.
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Palliative Care -- methods.
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Terminal Care -- methods.
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Attitude to Death.
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| ISBN |
0195139402 cloth alkaline paper |
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